This book examines the folklore of martyrdom in early New England, exploring how Protestants imagined themselves within historical narratives of persecution. Memories of martyrdom, especially stories of those killed under Queen Mary in the mid-sixteenth century, were central to a model of holiness and political legitimacy in the New World.
This book examines the folklore of martyrdom in early New England, exploring how Protestants imagined themselves within historical narratives of persecution. Memories of martyrdom, especially stories of those killed under Queen Mary in the mid-sixteenth century, were central to a model of holiness and political legitimacy in the New World.
Adrian Chastain Weimer is Assistant Professor of History at Providence College.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: The Pure Persecuted Church Chapter One: Martyrs and their Books Chapter Two: The Lineage of Separatist Suffering Chapter Three: Performances of Martyrdom in the Antinomian Controversy Chapter Four: Baptists and the Identity of Persecution Chapter Five: Quaker Suffering Chapter Six: ''Devilish Enemies of Religion'' in King Philip's War Conclusion: Pain, Power, and the Martyr Ideal
Introduction: The Pure Persecuted Church Chapter One: Martyrs and their Books Chapter Two: The Lineage of Separatist Suffering Chapter Three: Performances of Martyrdom in the Antinomian Controversy Chapter Four: Baptists and the Identity of Persecution Chapter Five: Quaker Suffering Chapter Six: ''Devilish Enemies of Religion'' in King Philip's War Conclusion: Pain, Power, and the Martyr Ideal
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